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the opposition seems the united about post-assad iraq. >> after assad false, i think a democratic unpatriotic government will be formed. they will take power on an interim basis and draw up a new constitution. >> once assad has left, national of reconciliation is what counts. since he has been stirring up syrians against each other. >> for now, assad does not look like he's leaving any time soon. his military opponents are few and we can is military opponents are divided. -- political opponents are divided. >> the berlin international literature festival is getting underway. authors from around the plant have been coming to the event. >> but there is a political current flowing through this week's events. a chinese writer opened the event on the note of freedom -- he discussed free speech. this -- there are art events with works by chinese dissidents, but one of the highlights is when a double prizewinning author presents a collection of her new problems. we're happy to be joined now by the young author from zimbabwe who is presenting some of his works at the festival. welcome. how bad are th
the opposition seems the united about post-assad iraq. >> after assad false, i think a democratic unpatriotic government will be formed. they will take power on an interim basis and draw up a new constitution. >> once assad has left, national of reconciliation is what counts. since he has been stirring up syrians against each other. >> for now, assad does not look like he's leaving any time soon. his military opponents are few and we can is military opponents are divided. --...
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i came back to the pentagon about six weeks later i saw the same officer i said why why only attack iraq was still going to be said all the stories it's worse than that he said. he pulled up a piece of paper off his desk i just got this memo from the circular defense's office that says we're going to attack and destroy the governments and seven countries in five years we're going to start with iraq and then we're going to move to syria lebanon libya somalia sudan and iran so douglas i mean already you know he's talking about a classified memo that he saw weeks after the invasion of afghanistan i mean do you think i mean your your of political there is you know about game theory i mean is this something that we could possibly plan for a decade plus and that it's just a bad time with an election year and that we will inevitably see an intervention in syria i mean these countries that are going topple that you mention are first of all what wes clark said is true there were discussions at that point in the men we call them neo-cons collectively they were inspired to exploit the enormous adva
i came back to the pentagon about six weeks later i saw the same officer i said why why only attack iraq was still going to be said all the stories it's worse than that he said. he pulled up a piece of paper off his desk i just got this memo from the circular defense's office that says we're going to attack and destroy the governments and seven countries in five years we're going to start with iraq and then we're going to move to syria lebanon libya somalia sudan and iran so douglas i mean...
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>> oh, it would have come to iraq. but i think it would have looked a lot more like syria today. >> rose: translate where syria is today. >> so let's go to syria. the problem is everyone wants to say we must do something and i... i'd love to do something. but my gut tells me that the only thing to be done is to... somebody has to take over the country, okay? somebody's got to provide a midwifing role to referee this new balance of power. >> rose: nobody wants the united states to do that. >> no, i know that! that's why there's a it will bit of disingenuousness of people saying "what must we do?" a no-fly zone. okay, what happens when the syrians shoot at the no-fly zone. what happens when the russians get involved in it's a problem from hell. it'ser the to believe see what's going on. >> is there any answer in terms of somehow a group of countries getting together, neighbors and others, including iran even though that would be very difficult for everybody to come to some kind so solutions because they have the russians
>> oh, it would have come to iraq. but i think it would have looked a lot more like syria today. >> rose: translate where syria is today. >> so let's go to syria. the problem is everyone wants to say we must do something and i... i'd love to do something. but my gut tells me that the only thing to be done is to... somebody has to take over the country, okay? somebody's got to provide a midwifing role to referee this new balance of power. >> rose: nobody wants the united...
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war or voted for the iraq war. so it was a big factor in my getting involved and in i think a lot of young people getting involved. >> throughout the fall, obama worked small rooms across iowa and new hampshire, clearly connecting with the mostly white electorate. >> thank you! >> be courageous. >> thank you, i will. thank you. >> you read some of those early speeches and rallies. do you remember the feeling you had in the room hearing barack obama for the first time? >> it was really a physically tangible feeling in the room, of excitement, of inspiration, of hope and possibility for change. and i think that was the sense that we were really here in the presence of somebody who's a new kind of leader. >> are you fired up?! ready to go?! fired up! ready to go? fired up! ready to go? >> ready to go! >> so am i. >> on january 3rd, 2008, these fired up voters swept obama to victory in the iowa caucuses. >> they said this day would never come. >> he had beaten john edwards by eight points. senator clinton had come in t
war or voted for the iraq war. so it was a big factor in my getting involved and in i think a lot of young people getting involved. >> throughout the fall, obama worked small rooms across iowa and new hampshire, clearly connecting with the mostly white electorate. >> thank you! >> be courageous. >> thank you, i will. thank you. >> you read some of those early speeches and rallies. do you remember the feeling you had in the room hearing barack obama for the first...
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i know you were against the war in iraq, and that's ok. but you thought the war in afghanistan was ok. you know, i mean, he thought that was something worth doing. we didn't check with the russians to see how they did there for 10 years. [applause] but we did it. and it is something to be thought about, and i think that when we get to maybe -- i think you've mentioned something about having a target date for bringing everybody home. and you gave that target date, and i think mr. romney asked the lessons will question, you know, he says, why are you giving out the date now? why don't you just bring them home tomorrow morning? [applause] i thought, yeah -- i am not going to shut up. it is my turn. [laughter] anyway, we're going to have to have a little chat about that. and then i just wondered, all these promises -- i wondered about, you know, -- what? what do you want to tell romney? i cannot tell him to do that. i cannot tell him to do that to himself. [laughter] you're absolutely crazy. you are getting as bad as biden. [applause] of cours
i know you were against the war in iraq, and that's ok. but you thought the war in afghanistan was ok. you know, i mean, he thought that was something worth doing. we didn't check with the russians to see how they did there for 10 years. [applause] but we did it. and it is something to be thought about, and i think that when we get to maybe -- i think you've mentioned something about having a target date for bringing everybody home. and you gave that target date, and i think mr. romney asked...
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seven wounded after a raid by kurdish militants on bases near the southeastern border with syria and iraq. >> 100 guerrillas took part in the operation, the latest in a growing number of attacks. they have also kidnapped turkish government officials in the last few weeks. >> the outlawed pkk attack under the cover of night near the iraq border. some 100 militants launched the attack, shooting at security posts with grenade launchers and machine guns. the clash went on for three hours. after daybreak, a turkish security forces cordoned off the area. seven were wounded. 10 were killed. about 10 members of the pkk killed as well. a car bomb blamed on them killed 10 people including civilians. there has been a sharp increase between fighting groups. they fear the group is gaining strength. they held a memorial for the soldiers. their bodies were flown out by helicopter. >> for the latest, let's go live to tomas in istanbul. how serious is the situation after this? the usually launched large scale offenses in the wake of the type of attacks. >> it has been the same case right now. the sophisti
seven wounded after a raid by kurdish militants on bases near the southeastern border with syria and iraq. >> 100 guerrillas took part in the operation, the latest in a growing number of attacks. they have also kidnapped turkish government officials in the last few weeks. >> the outlawed pkk attack under the cover of night near the iraq border. some 100 militants launched the attack, shooting at security posts with grenade launchers and machine guns. the clash went on for three...
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brought a zig anyfied toned the ill-conceived war in iraq. and signed into law historic health care reform. a dream already decades overdue when i called for it at this convention 36 years ago. he has done it all in the face of bitter, unyielding and, in fact, unprecedented partisan opposition. overseas president obama restored the reputation of the united states within the community. dialling a and collaboration are once again possible with the return of spirit and trust and good will to our foreign policy. of course, there remains much to do. communities across america and countries around the world, life is too hard for too many people. we see their struggle and also our hearts go out to them. in the coming years our hands must continue to reach out to them. after all that remains to be done and at home and abroad, the evidence is overwhelming. president obama is a leader for america and we faison slaught of some of the most complicated and international challenges to confront any u.s. president in modern times. it is up to all of us to ma
brought a zig anyfied toned the ill-conceived war in iraq. and signed into law historic health care reform. a dream already decades overdue when i called for it at this convention 36 years ago. he has done it all in the face of bitter, unyielding and, in fact, unprecedented partisan opposition. overseas president obama restored the reputation of the united states within the community. dialling a and collaboration are once again possible with the return of spirit and trust and good will to our...
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we know that we are no longer actively engaged in iraq. we know that osama bin laden is no longer plotting new terrorist attacks. there may be other people doing it, but osama bin laden is not alive and doing it. we know that the auto industry did not fall apart. we know that there are successes on his watch. so that you have to just take that piece and say, that's not -- that's not going to work. >> got to leave it there. i'm sorry to cut you off. got to leave it there. the president speaking live in norfolk, virginia. i want to listen in. let's listen in real quick. >> i had missouri going pretty deep, but i want you to know i've got no hard feelings. let's just say you owe me one. now, i know that whatever i say here today, it's going to be at best a distant second to the speech you will hear tonight from the star of the obama family, michelle obama. you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at home. i'm going to be watching it with our girls. and i am going to try not to let them
we know that we are no longer actively engaged in iraq. we know that osama bin laden is no longer plotting new terrorist attacks. there may be other people doing it, but osama bin laden is not alive and doing it. we know that the auto industry did not fall apart. we know that there are successes on his watch. so that you have to just take that piece and say, that's not -- that's not going to work. >> got to leave it there. i'm sorry to cut you off. got to leave it there. the president...
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you're going to hear about ending the war in iraq. he's going to say that thing about every american getting a fair shot and every american doing our fair share and everybody playing by the same rules. i mean, if you are a fan, a fan enough to go to a speech like this, you likely know what you are going to hear in broad strokes. but today -- today on the campaign trail, there was this moment in ohio where the crowd totally thought that president obama was going somewhere that he was not actually going. they started to audibly react as if he was talking about something that they pretty clearly really wanted him to talk about. but he was not going where they thought he was. listen. >> now, there was one person that governor romney's convention last week who wasn't entirely on script. no, no. >> no, no. the crowd is sort of half booing and half starting to applaud in a little excitement that president obama is about to talk about the off-script guy from last week, right? he's going to talk about this clint eastwood thing from the republi
you're going to hear about ending the war in iraq. he's going to say that thing about every american getting a fair shot and every american doing our fair share and everybody playing by the same rules. i mean, if you are a fan, a fan enough to go to a speech like this, you likely know what you are going to hear in broad strokes. but today -- today on the campaign trail, there was this moment in ohio where the crowd totally thought that president obama was going somewhere that he was not...
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he said ending the war in iraq was tragic. i think it was the right thing to do. i said we'd end that war, we did. i said we'd go after al qaeda. we did. i said we'd take out bin laden. we did. >> you know, issues of war and foreign policy are not all that partisan all the time. republican jon huntsman's campaign didn't go anywhere this year and neither did ron paul's this year, but both of these candidates were respected for and got support for running on the issue of afghanistan, for saying what a lot of republicans think, and a lot of independents think, and a lot of democrats think. which is that we ought to end the afghanistan war and leave now, not in 2014. you don't win a medal for bravery for espousing a political position like that right now. it's a pretty popular position. but mitt romney is no john huntsman. he's no ron paul. he's afraid to say the word "afghanistan" even when it counts, let alone to visit afghanistan. let alone to make any arguments whatsoever that do not flow from the george w. bush foreign policy brain trust that he has held over who
he said ending the war in iraq was tragic. i think it was the right thing to do. i said we'd end that war, we did. i said we'd go after al qaeda. we did. i said we'd take out bin laden. we did. >> you know, issues of war and foreign policy are not all that partisan all the time. republican jon huntsman's campaign didn't go anywhere this year and neither did ron paul's this year, but both of these candidates were respected for and got support for running on the issue of afghanistan, for...
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there are patriots who oppose the war in iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in iraq. we are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the united states of america. >> wow. you know, governor, i'll call you bill, known you forever, i was with a crowd, african-american crowd in a tough neighborhood north philly before the election in 2008, it's a tough crowd, tough neighborhood. they needed a lot of things they aren't getting there, all right. a lot of poverty. the biggest applause line from candidate obama, i'm going to bring this country together. that's what people got teary eyed over. i hear it here, feel it here, it's still what the country wants. they don't want to be minorities against majorities, straight against black, they want a united country. can this president still do it? >> he can still do it. he's going to do it. what you're seeing now again is that coalition coming together. brian and i are from the west. the president virtually won most of the western states. he won new mexico, he won colorado, nevada, to
there are patriots who oppose the war in iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in iraq. we are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the united states of america. >> wow. you know, governor, i'll call you bill, known you forever, i was with a crowd, african-american crowd in a tough neighborhood north philly before the election in 2008, it's a tough crowd, tough neighborhood. they needed a lot of things they aren't getting...
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rescued the auto industry, signed the led better fair pay act and ended the war in iraq, reformed the stun loan system. no record, steve? >> well, i mean, what ryan is trying to sell there is rationalization. i mean, that -- line in the speech really is -- designed to trigger an emotion in poem. designed to take the swing voters who i am talking about -- administration with a lot of accomplishments. the congress in 2009, 2010 was as accomplished or more accomplished than any congress since the great society days. they can be aware of that at some level. but the calculation there from romney, ryan people, is they -- ultimately want to vote obama out because of where the economy is and how economic anxiety is. they are looking for something they can tell themselves it will make it okay to vote him out. what paul ryan is offering there. again, i'm not sure that will be enough to win the election on but it is a -- testament to the power of how -- bad economy can hurt a president that that sort of strategy has the -- tie right now heading into this convention. >> now, jonathan, the preside
rescued the auto industry, signed the led better fair pay act and ended the war in iraq, reformed the stun loan system. no record, steve? >> well, i mean, what ryan is trying to sell there is rationalization. i mean, that -- line in the speech really is -- designed to trigger an emotion in poem. designed to take the swing voters who i am talking about -- administration with a lot of accomplishments. the congress in 2009, 2010 was as accomplished or more accomplished than any congress...
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those weren't an issue during the campaign in 2008 so much as the war in iraq was, etc. but for us, you know, we're focused on college, focused on health care, focused on equality and i think those are things that are having more focus. >> reporter: as the city's convention seventh celebration, carolina fest, there were signs democrats can still count on carrying young voters. >> reporter: the reaction from the r.n.c. and the republican picks, the v.p. pick has angered a lot of people. i think their platform is very extreme. i go to university of tennessee chat no goo ga and in two days we registered almost 200 students. most of them seem like democratic prospects. >> suarez: but will they vote? >> i think a lot of my peers aren't voting. i think most of them don't care yet or feel like they'll make a difference even if they do vote. >> suarez: she says students will see a big difference under a romney presidency at tuition time. >> you won't be able to afford college unless you're right. i couldn't go to college without a pell grant, scholarships that i get, federal fun
those weren't an issue during the campaign in 2008 so much as the war in iraq was, etc. but for us, you know, we're focused on college, focused on health care, focused on equality and i think those are things that are having more focus. >> reporter: as the city's convention seventh celebration, carolina fest, there were signs democrats can still count on carrying young voters. >> reporter: the reaction from the r.n.c. and the republican picks, the v.p. pick has angered a lot of...
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obama another program and democrats tout the death of osama bin laden the end of combat operations in iraq in the winding down of the war in afghanistan at least in regards that last part of the afghanistan war things are as rosy as the administration might want to believe that's because there's been a major setback in the united states exit strategy in afghanistan following. series of what is known are as green on blue attacks or trained afghan soldiers green are turning their guns on coalition forces blue the washington post is reporting that the united states has suspended the training of new afghan security forces in the last month forty five western soldiers mostly american soldiers have been killed in green on blue attacks top u.s. military commanders have put the brakes on training new afghan recruits until the vetting process for those recruits has been at the very least reexamined now a key pillar in the u.s. exit strategy is training a large enough afghan security force to take over once the united states leaves but with blue green on blue attacks on the rise all over afghanistan
obama another program and democrats tout the death of osama bin laden the end of combat operations in iraq in the winding down of the war in afghanistan at least in regards that last part of the afghanistan war things are as rosy as the administration might want to believe that's because there's been a major setback in the united states exit strategy in afghanistan following. series of what is known are as green on blue attacks or trained afghan soldiers green are turning their guns on...
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fortunate we've run out of time but if we're going to let her share your thoughts on this activist and iraq war veteran. thank you. now the u.s. has allegedly promised iran that it will not assist israel if the netanyahu government chooses to strike tehran's nuclear facilities the report in an israeli newspaper also claims the deal comes with a catch that the islamic state would not damage any american interests in any retaliatory strikes this comes as the obama administration says it's implementing measures it hopes will prevent an israeli attack on iran stephenson is professor of politics and international studies at the university of san francisco thanks war with iran will devastate both sides. i think there is a little weirdness. in the white house and elsewhere of the war with iran would be a disaster i mean even putting aside the moral concerns the legal concerns about such a flicked the word games and other scenarios you have been looking at all come out to the same conclusion the qassam badly outweighed the benefits and so the united states is concerned as they are about nuclear abo
fortunate we've run out of time but if we're going to let her share your thoughts on this activist and iraq war veteran. thank you. now the u.s. has allegedly promised iran that it will not assist israel if the netanyahu government chooses to strike tehran's nuclear facilities the report in an israeli newspaper also claims the deal comes with a catch that the islamic state would not damage any american interests in any retaliatory strikes this comes as the obama administration says it's...
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why do you want to keep people in iraq longer than they need to be here. do you ever watch this show. i guess you sleep through it because you missed it three timingtimes in a row. >>jon: i guess the weather in scarborough country is rainy with a bit of the arrrr we own have time for one of you i'm going to go with wyatt. >> . >> samantha: whoa i'm ready nowo go with wyatt. >> samantha: i'm like ten times. >>jon: you are great ou you and your husband are great. and i thought we would go with wyatt to get a different perspective. >> samantha: okay.great. if i may. i would like to address all of the people who have supported me on my extraordinary journey of media analysis. like diane johnson an elder whri woma --elderly woman in wichitao held my hand and begged me to keep analyzing. or timmy let's say baker a little boy who sold his buy cycle to afford one more month of cable to watch my segment even though they are free on our website. to you i say let it go. now we must unite and let wyatt give you your media analysis. if we don't jon will have that [blee
why do you want to keep people in iraq longer than they need to be here. do you ever watch this show. i guess you sleep through it because you missed it three timingtimes in a row. >>jon: i guess the weather in scarborough country is rainy with a bit of the arrrr we own have time for one of you i'm going to go with wyatt. >> . >> samantha: whoa i'm ready nowo go with wyatt. >> samantha: i'm like ten times. >>jon: you are great ou you and your husband are great. and...
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vice presidential nominee where the delaware senator's son, a national guardsman soon to ship out to iraq, spoke eloquently about his father's asacrifice in the face of family tragedy. >> please welcome beau biden. >> and my brother banana fanna foe biden. [laughter] >> i'm -- i'm -- i'm uncomfortable with real emotion. >> senator biden took the stage, but never forgot where he came from. >> and i'm honored to represent the first state, my state, the state of delaware. >> is that delaware over there? or did pennsylvania just take a dump? boom, boom! but of course joe biden is on the ticket to brew up obama's porcelain white collar. >> almost every single night i take the train home to wilmington, delaware. sometimes very late. as i sit there in my seat, i look out that window, and i see those flickering lights of the homes that pass by, i can almost hear the conversation they're having at their kitchen table. >> sounds something like this -- why can't we pay our mortgage? why is joe biden -- why do we live near the train tracks? but mostly he did what vice presidential candidates are supp
vice presidential nominee where the delaware senator's son, a national guardsman soon to ship out to iraq, spoke eloquently about his father's asacrifice in the face of family tragedy. >> please welcome beau biden. >> and my brother banana fanna foe biden. [laughter] >> i'm -- i'm -- i'm uncomfortable with real emotion. >> senator biden took the stage, but never forgot where he came from. >> and i'm honored to represent the first state, my state, the state of...
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i will end this war in iraq. i will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy. i will cut taxes. i will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, terrorism and nuclear proliferation, poverty, genocide, climate change and disease. >> and then, on my second day. i will put everything back. on my second day, everything will go back to the way it was. give me something to do on my third day. and then. if senator obama's positive vision of the future didn't do anything for you, perhaps i could interest you in a negative look at the past. >> we love this country too much to let the next four years look just like the last eight. on november 4th, we must stand up and say, eight is enough. >> jon: we must take it one day at a time. to restore good times and happy days. whether you're married with children or just friends, cheers to you, "monday night football." it was a night of historic moments. the first african-american nominee and a stadium full of democrats chanting -- >> jon: don't be nervous. they're not saying "u.s.a., they're saying "boo s.a." while it can
i will end this war in iraq. i will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy. i will cut taxes. i will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century, terrorism and nuclear proliferation, poverty, genocide, climate change and disease. >> and then, on my second day. i will put everything back. on my second day, everything will go back to the way it was. give me something to do on my third day. and then. if senator obama's positive vision of the future didn't do anything for...
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the auto, you could have taken the financial, you could have taken afghanistan, you could have taken iraq. usually when you have a series of things, it's like, that's an a, that's a b. what happens when all five are as? >> it was basically awful. >> economic adviser austan goolsbee watched in horror as the stock market dropped more than 500 points in a day. >> there was a bottle of bourbon sitting there in the campaign. it had been there for a year and a half and i said, man, if there ever was a day to have a drink of this emergency bourbon, it's today. >> and then it got worse. >> the next day, dropped another 500 points. and then late in the campaign, it happens again and somebody says, where's the bourbon? i said, the bottle's empty. >> the emergency bourbon was gone and the economy was in dire shape. one month before his inauguration, barack obama called an urgent meeting during a chicago blizzard. >> the president meets for the first time with all his economic advisers as a group for four hours. everybody is in the room is struck with the gravity of the situation. >> i said, mr. pres
the auto, you could have taken the financial, you could have taken afghanistan, you could have taken iraq. usually when you have a series of things, it's like, that's an a, that's a b. what happens when all five are as? >> it was basically awful. >> economic adviser austan goolsbee watched in horror as the stock market dropped more than 500 points in a day. >> there was a bottle of bourbon sitting there in the campaign. it had been there for a year and a half and i said, man,...
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there are patriots that oppose the war in iraq and there are patriots that support the war in iraq. we are one people, pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us defending the united states of america. in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism? or do we participate in the politics of pe? >> eight years ago by what was that a little-known state senator from illinois, barack obama, a candidate for the senate. as he lived at the trajectory of his life, in 2000, he could not get a credential to get inside the convention. his credit card was rejected. four years later, he gets the key to the address and this week he will excess of the nomination for a second time. >> even as these parties are nominating a candidate for a three-nominating a candidate, everybody has an eye on for years from now. a lot of people with presidential aspirations are making a point of going over and visiting iowa. these conventions are also about the future of the party. certainly in 2004, the speech that made a career. barack obama was not on anyon
there are patriots that oppose the war in iraq and there are patriots that support the war in iraq. we are one people, pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us defending the united states of america. in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism? or do we participate in the politics of pe? >> eight years ago by what was that a little-known state senator from illinois, barack obama, a candidate for the senate. as he lived at the...
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. >> since then, president obama has pulled troops from iraq. created a plan to leave afghanistan. is believed to have unleashed a covert cyber war against iran's nuclear program. and drastically expanded the use of armed drones to target terrorists. >> he may be known as the drone president. the president who relied on technology to do the business of troops. >> it is a topic the president has addressed only once before. but he discussed it with us. >> my most sacred duty as president and commander in chief is to keep the american people safe. drones are one tool that we use. >> even if the target is an american. in 2011, one of those targeted for death was anwar al awlaki. an al qaeda leader living in yemen and also an american citizen. >> are the standards different when the target's an american? >> when an american has made a decision to affiliate itself with al qaeda and target fellow americans, that there is a legal justification for us to try to stop them from carrying out plots. >> many of his supporters are quite concerned because they view this as basically a form of targ
. >> since then, president obama has pulled troops from iraq. created a plan to leave afghanistan. is believed to have unleashed a covert cyber war against iran's nuclear program. and drastically expanded the use of armed drones to target terrorists. >> he may be known as the drone president. the president who relied on technology to do the business of troops. >> it is a topic the president has addressed only once before. but he discussed it with us. >> my most sacred...
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the auto, you could have taken the financial, you could have taken afghanistan, you could have taken iraq. usually, there's an "a," a "b." what happens when all five are as? >> it was basically awful. >> economic adviser austan goolsbee watched in horror as the stock market dropped more than 500 points in a day. >> there was a bottle of bourbon sitting there in the campaign. it had been there for a year and a half and i said, man, if there ever was a day to have a drink of this emergency bourbon, it's today. >> and then it got worse. >> the next day, dropped another 500 points. and then late in the campaign, it happens again and somebody says, where's the bourbon? i said, the bottle's empty. >> the emergency bourbon was gone and the economy was in dire shape. one month before his inauguration, barack obama called an urgent meeting during a chicago blizzard. >> the president meets for the first time with all his economic advisers as a group for four hours. everybody is in the room is struck with the gravity of the situation. >> i said, mr. president, this is your holy bleep moment. you are
the auto, you could have taken the financial, you could have taken afghanistan, you could have taken iraq. usually, there's an "a," a "b." what happens when all five are as? >> it was basically awful. >> economic adviser austan goolsbee watched in horror as the stock market dropped more than 500 points in a day. >> there was a bottle of bourbon sitting there in the campaign. it had been there for a year and a half and i said, man, if there ever was a day to...
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my choice is to do what ply crew did for me in a dusty field in iraq. on november 12, 2004, i was copilotting my blackhawk north of baghdad when we started taking enemy fire. a rocket-propelled grenade hit our helicopter, exploding in my lap, ripping off one leg crushing the other and tearing my right arm apart. but i kept trying to fly until i passed out. and that moment, my survival and the survival of my entire crew depended on all of us pulling together. and even though they were wounded themselves and insurgents were nearby, they simply refused to leave a fallen comrade behind. their heroism is why i'm alive today. and ultimately -- [ applause ] ultimately that is what this election is about. yes, it is about the issues that matter to me. building -- building an economy that will create jobs here at home. that will -- and outcompete countries around the world. but it is also about something else. it is about whether we do for our fellow americans what my crew did for me. whether we'll look out for the hardest hit and the disabled. whether we'll pul
my choice is to do what ply crew did for me in a dusty field in iraq. on november 12, 2004, i was copilotting my blackhawk north of baghdad when we started taking enemy fire. a rocket-propelled grenade hit our helicopter, exploding in my lap, ripping off one leg crushing the other and tearing my right arm apart. but i kept trying to fly until i passed out. and that moment, my survival and the survival of my entire crew depended on all of us pulling together. and even though they were wounded...
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that put us in a war with iraq they didn't pay for. i wouldn't trust paul ryan and mitt romney to run our economy any more than i trust george bush or dick cheney. i think obama has done a hell of a good job trying to get us out of this. we were facing the worst recession since the great depression. yes, we spent money bailing out the banks, yet, yes spent money bailing out general motors and chrysl chrysler. and those people have jobs today. they wouldn't have had jobs under a republican administration. we had enough with romney's trickle down economics. it never trickles down. i don't want to blame people for wanting to be rich. but in order to do that, he's going to raise taxes $2,000 on the average middle class family in this country. i don't think we want to go there. >> archer davis, at what point does barack obama and his strong supporters quick blaming bush for everything and begin taking responsibility for their own administration? >> probably january 2013. or november 2012. as for dean who started out as a pragmatic governor
that put us in a war with iraq they didn't pay for. i wouldn't trust paul ryan and mitt romney to run our economy any more than i trust george bush or dick cheney. i think obama has done a hell of a good job trying to get us out of this. we were facing the worst recession since the great depression. yes, we spent money bailing out the banks, yet, yes spent money bailing out general motors and chrysl chrysler. and those people have jobs today. they wouldn't have had jobs under a republican...
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very extensive war in iraq has now come to an end. a step in the right direction. the automobile industry was gone, it's number one again. working in ohio it's in the right direction. >> woodruff: my point is what we heard from senator reid is criticism of mitt romney. is that going to be enough. >> no. they are benefiting from it. the americans whose health was covered now, the message is more healthcare and the message that an unnecessary war has ended. i think if we do that andç remn positive andç remain call throh the count attack, you're not american, you're not born, you're not one of us it comes down to that level of k35eu7bing. >> ifill: we'll listen to some members of the house. when you look at the face on the party how has it changed since us ran for president in 1988. >> in equality, you see more women in different roles now. i think -- used to see blacks and latinos and whites and browns in south carolina. the act pulled down the walls and built bridges. you can have the carolina in that -- we have made a new america and we're not going back, we're
very extensive war in iraq has now come to an end. a step in the right direction. the automobile industry was gone, it's number one again. working in ohio it's in the right direction. >> woodruff: my point is what we heard from senator reid is criticism of mitt romney. is that going to be enough. >> no. they are benefiting from it. the americans whose health was covered now, the message is more healthcare and the message that an unnecessary war has ended. i think if we do that...
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and 100,000 troops hope from iraq. >>neil: thank you, reverend. again, jesse jackson, a premiere player in this hall along with folks you probably have never >>neil: they say every convention is the party you keep. it is still early and subject to change but republicans put more emphasis on business being represented. from small, medium, and large. at the republican national convention there were at least seven speakers directly related to business, at least another dozen who had some connection to small business, and at the democratic national convention so far, two out of the planned 74 speakers are from the world of bit. that doesn't necessarily mean more won't be invited and we could see more attend, but, clearly, republicans were big on having business represented and democrats, a little less so. time, of course, will tell, but right now the message for the democratic party is clear: business is not necessarily the friend as it was to republicans. >> well, my next guest would probably disagree with that, that business is represented here, the
and 100,000 troops hope from iraq. >>neil: thank you, reverend. again, jesse jackson, a premiere player in this hall along with folks you probably have never >>neil: they say every convention is the party you keep. it is still early and subject to change but republicans put more emphasis on business being represented. from small, medium, and large. at the republican national convention there were at least seven speakers directly related to business, at least another dozen who had...
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he promised to end the war will in iraq. that's done. he promised to make al qaeda an endangered species. that's done. he promised to deliver affordable accessible health care. that's done. >> and what the republicans would say, congressman, is that unemployment rate is stuck where it was, that we still have millions of people out of jobs, and ultimately that people's decision when they go to that voting booth should rise or fall on who will move the economy forward. >> i would say to them please do not forget september 2008. it was september you 2008 this month four years ago when henry paulson came into the room and told us about partisan leadership of the congress that within 30 days, things will crash in this country if we don't do something. so the president was given a sick patient, a sick economy. his first thing was to stabilize the patient. and then start putting in a remedy. we now you have 29 consecutive months of private sector job growth. number two, i checked this morning. it's down now to number 17 because people are going
he promised to end the war will in iraq. that's done. he promised to make al qaeda an endangered species. that's done. he promised to deliver affordable accessible health care. that's done. >> and what the republicans would say, congressman, is that unemployment rate is stuck where it was, that we still have millions of people out of jobs, and ultimately that people's decision when they go to that voting booth should rise or fall on who will move the economy forward. >> i would say...
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the war in iraq. wa -- war in afghanistan is winding down. auto industry was on the brink of bankruptcy four years ago. today, back, bigger, better than ever. building better cars than ever. look at healthcare. 50 million americans four years ago without healthcare. couldn't get it even if they could afford it. today, 36 million more americans have healthcare. never had it before and the healthcare industry is the fastest-growing part of this economy. you can go on and on about the improvements in healthcare -- i forget how many millions of young people up to the age of 26 now have healthcare because they were able to stay on their parent's healthcare policy. and of course, for american women, contraception preventive healthcare, mammograms and everything are available for -- available under health insurance policy and with no co-pay. and jobs. the area of jobs. we were losing 800,000 jobs. just a fact. the numbers. 800,000 jobs in the first month when president obama took office. today, for the last 29 months, we've had positive job growth o
the war in iraq. wa -- war in afghanistan is winding down. auto industry was on the brink of bankruptcy four years ago. today, back, bigger, better than ever. building better cars than ever. look at healthcare. 50 million americans four years ago without healthcare. couldn't get it even if they could afford it. today, 36 million more americans have healthcare. never had it before and the healthcare industry is the fastest-growing part of this economy. you can go on and on about the improvements...
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. >> today's supporters, a 23- year-old nathan, a national guardsman who served in iraq, fill ed a courtroom. his lawyer says the victim in the case was posing as an adult online and he was fooled. >> it shows the dangers of use of social networking, not just by a minor child who could get molested or assaulted, but by an adult who could get placed in the situation. >> he was called a hero by fairfax county officials after he tried to save an lek electrocution victim. folks say he brandished a gun at the victim's sister and her boyfriend after a car chase. his bail was reduced today from $1 million to $300,000. in rockville, scott broom, 9news now. >> a car just sitting in the middle of the road. the engine running and nobody behind the wheel. but get this, in the back, police find an 8 month old girl strapped in her car seat. this all went down in the wee hours of monday night in duple fridayings and police say they have now tracked down the driver. it's a relative from woodbridge and now he is charged with child neglect and drunken driving. >> one week ago today, hurricane isaac made land
. >> today's supporters, a 23- year-old nathan, a national guardsman who served in iraq, fill ed a courtroom. his lawyer says the victim in the case was posing as an adult online and he was fooled. >> it shows the dangers of use of social networking, not just by a minor child who could get molested or assaulted, but by an adult who could get placed in the situation. >> he was called a hero by fairfax county officials after he tried to save an lek electrocution victim. folks...
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afghanistan and iraq, 38 times in the democratic platform. afghanistan and iraq, 11 times in the republican lat forplatfo. the word patriot four time this is the republican, zero in the democratic platform. but the references to the war -- >> a long ways from the bush administration. >> i was just going to say, there was always this theory that -- did the republican party hand national security for the long term back to the democrats? >> i don't know if it's for the long term. among military families, i think there is still strong support for republicans. they tend to be more center right nationally. but that is what kills osama bin laden will do for a democratic president and it's also what a republican president will do for the republican party. >> the last one here, if it doesn't tell you where the democratic party thinks it has to be now, the words word, together, coalition, democratic platform, 28 times. together 23. coalition 3 times. and the republican platform 6, 6 and 1. tells you the priorities of how they think they speak to their
afghanistan and iraq, 38 times in the democratic platform. afghanistan and iraq, 11 times in the republican lat forplatfo. the word patriot four time this is the republican, zero in the democratic platform. but the references to the war -- >> a long ways from the bush administration. >> i was just going to say, there was always this theory that -- did the republican party hand national security for the long term back to the democrats? >> i don't know if it's for the long term....
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those weren't an issue during the campaign in 2008 so much as the war in iraq was, etc. but for us, you know, we're focused on college, focused on health care, focused on equality and i think tse are things that are having more focus. >> reporter: as the city's convention seventh celebration, carolina fest, there were signs democrats can still count on carrying young voters. >> reporter: the reaction from the r.n.c. and the republican picks, the v.p. pick has angered a lot of people. i think their platform is very extreme. i go to university of tennessee chat no goo ga and in two days we registered almost 200 students. most of them seem like democratic prospects. >> suarez: but will they vote? >> i think a lot of my peers aren't voting. i think most of them don't care yet or feel like they'll make a difference even if they do vote. >> suarez: she says students will see a big difference under a romney presidency at tuition time. >> you won't be able to afford college unless you're right. i couldn't go to college without a pell grant, scholarships that i get, federal fundi
those weren't an issue during the campaign in 2008 so much as the war in iraq was, etc. but for us, you know, we're focused on college, focused on health care, focused on equality and i think tse are things that are having more focus. >> reporter: as the city's convention seventh celebration, carolina fest, there were signs democrats can still count on carrying young voters. >> reporter: the reaction from the r.n.c. and the republican picks, the v.p. pick has angered a lot of...